Max Bruning

Haunted

In "Haunted", Max Bruning added two extra printings of green and yellow lines and tones to increase the psychological intensity of the man's haunted expression. However, these same colours and tones significantly enhance the beauty of the woman's enchanting eyes. "Haunted" is certainly one of Max Bruning's most amazing works of art.

This original drypoint engraving is printed upon thick, wove paper and with full margins as published in Berlin around 1925. It is signed by the German artist, Max Bruning' in pencil under the lower right plate-mark.

Haunted

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Max Bruning (Delitzsch, 1887 - Lindau, 1968)
#	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-	Haunted by Max Bruning	Original Colour Drypoint Engraving	c. 1925 - 1930	Signed by Max Bruning in pencil under the lower right plate-mark.	Sold
02.-	Oberstdorf by Max Bruning	Original Aquatint & Drypoint Engraving	c. 1925 - 1930	Signed, titled and annotated, "Original Radierung" (Original Etching) by Max Bruning in pencil under the lower right plate-mark.	Sold

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Title:	Haunted
Artist:	Bruning, Max (Delitzsch, 1887 - Lindau, 1968)
Date:	c. 1925 - 1930
Medium:	Original Colour Drypoint Engraving
Note:	Max Bruning: After the surrender of Germany at the end of the First World War the democratic institution known as the Weimar Republic was instituted. It remained in power until the devastating effects of the Depression brought about the even more disastrous rise of the Nazis during the mid 1930's. Yet in the 1920's decade, Germany (most notably Berlin) was a most liberal and avant guarde centre in Europe. The Arts were unfettered by either social or political restrictions. Thus in this atmosphere such artists as George Grosz, Rudolf Schlichter, Willy Jaeckel and Max Bruning devoted much of their talents to this art.
	Max Bruning's art dealt almost entirely with the many elements of phisical desire. During the 1920's his watercolours were reproduced as 'naughty' postcards and imagery for advertising. He dedicated his more serious talents, however, to the creation of original etchings and drypoint engravings, some of which were finished with extra layers of colours. "Haunted", for example, contains two extra printings of green and yellow lines and tones which increases the psychological intensity of this amazing work of art.
	Max Bruning's eventful life is almost as compelling as his art. He attended the Leipzig Academy of Art at the young age of fifteen and studied both painting and printmaking techniques there under Alois Kolb and Peter Halm. Upon completion of his studies, Max Bruning contributed drawings to the periodical, Ex-Libris (1910). He also first exhibited his art in Munich during that year. In the First World War (1914-1918), Max Bruning was commissioned as a war artist. Shortly after the war ended he settled in Berlin and began to create the wonderfully provoking engravings for which he is famous. As the Weimar era became increasingly threatened by the rise of the Nazis, however, Max Bruning moved to the Tyrol Mountains in Austria. He remained there during the entire Second World War. In 1943, Allied bombing attacks upon Berlin destroyed most of the remaining original copper plates of Max Bruning's engravings. When the war ended in 1945, Max Bruning, a classified German citizen, was forced to leave Austria. He settled in Lindau in the following year and opened a studio. Most of his art from this period is landscape paintings and watercolours.
Edition:	Although Max Bruning did not number his engravings and etchings in specific editions, they were published in quite small numbers. As well, many impressions were destroyed as degenerate art when the Nazis took power. Thus his remarkable art is today quite scarce.
Size:	13 3/4 X 7 5/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed upon thick, wove paper and with full margins as published in Berlin around 1925. Containing slight scuffing in the outer margins (under the matte), else a superbly printed, full colour impression and in excellent condition throughout. Signed by the artist in pencil under the lower right plate-mark. This original drypoint engraving represents a prime example of the famous art of Max Bruning.
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